OIP 104, 008 (P005993)

Legal kudurru excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Cite

Photo (detail)

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A03669

Period

ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Kudurru

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

110.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P005993
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P005993

Physical information

figurine, recumbent animal (sheep?); kudurru

Artifact type	Kudurru figurine, recumbent animal (sheep?); kudurru
Dimensions	110.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 40.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Stone
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) [uncertain] because of {d}nin-gal (?) obv. i 2
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number	OIM A03669
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI)	f792a1c7-7abf-4789-868e-c37a0919d59d

References

primary: OIP 104, 008

[Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace J., Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus (ELTS). The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/earliest-land-tenure-systems-near-east-ancient-kudurrus.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 104, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005993.

OIP 104, 008 artifact entry (No. P005993). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005993 (Original work published 2001)

OIP 104, 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005993 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 104, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005993.

OIP 104, 008 artifact entry (No. P005993). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005993 (Original work published 2001)

OIP 104, 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005993 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {OIP 104, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005993},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005993},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005993
LB  - CDLI:P005993
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - OIP 104, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005993
ER  -